Arab Human Development Reports (AHDRs) engage institutions and citizens in the Arab countries in global concerns so as to build understanding and consensus around regional and national development priorities.

Crisis prevention and recovery remained a top priority for the United Nations Development Programme in 2009, garnering continued trust of partners as well as the strong backing of UNDP’s new Administrator, Helen Clark. The Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR) are most grateful for the support. This annual report highlights a range of their key achievements in 2009, striving to deliver on UNDP’s HOPE agenda, one that helps restore healthy societies after a crisis occurs, provides opportunities for the poorest and most vulnerable, protects communities from violence, and empowers women to meaningfully contribute to their country’s recovery.

UNDP is producing tangible results on its justice and security work in conflict and crisis-affected countries. Through its Global Programme on Strengthening the Rule of Law in Conflict and Post-Conflict Situations UNDP is building peace and promoting access to justice and security in over 20 fragile contexts.

Women have comprised only eight percent of negotiating delegations in UN mediated peace. Processes since 1952 and found only two percent of signatories to peace agreements. A recent review sic post conflict countries from UNIFEM (now part of UN women) found on average of just four percent of budgets allocated to activities aiming to address women’s needs or advance gender equality

OUR WORK - CRISIS PREVENTION AND RECOVERY

UNDP intends to promote Libya´s economic recovery by addressing a situation of inequity and limited opportunities. At the same time it focuses on containing the use of landmines and the proliferation of small arms which are posing sustained risks to recovery efforts and community safety